In this interactive program for all ages, Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock explore what it means to live in one’s skin, how to talk more productively about race, and how our country’s past informs the present.

Zakiyyah draws on her own unique sound of Hip-Hopera –– a blend of operatic vocals and original hip-hop –– to explore how the arts advance social movements and to inspire students to find their own voices.

Reggie Harris highlights how the contributions of Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and others helped Martin Luther King, Jr. become a leader who changed the world and added to the fabric of our nation.

Alastair Moock brings his guitar and his passion for American folk music to teach students fundamental language arts skills in this spirited, interactive program.

Alastair Moock introduces students to the music that shaped and connected some of America’s most important movements for change, and shows how those movements continue to influence our world today.

This engaging, interactive concert of songs, stories, and narratives about slavery and the quest for freedom reveals the hope, power, and triumph achieved by a network of multicultural allies.

Alastair Moock introduces young students to a diverse group of American musicians who have used folk music to teach lessons, chronicle history, champion causes, celebrate victories, and simply make people happy.

Through an engaging and thought-provoking mixture of historical and original songs, stories, and photographs, Pamela Means takes audiences through a history of American movements for change.

Using a combination of original and historical material, Alastair Moock demonstrates how American music has been used to inspire courage and fuel broader movements for social change.

Kemp Harris brings his 40 years of elementary school teaching experience with him as he takes students on an amazing storytelling ride through African folk tales, original stories, and familiar adventures from children’s literature.

Through a mixture of song, storytelling, poetry, historical photographs and theater role play, Stephanie McKay introduces young library audiences to the creative innovators who defined Harlem Renaissance.

Zakiyyah leads students through a series of writing exercises that help build literacy skills while also engaging in a powerful form of expression that can create healing, empathy, and, when needed, disrupt the status quo.

Alastair Moock's classroom songwriting workshops are a perfect way to expose students to effective writing techniques and literacy skills through fun, small-group exercises and games.

Alastair Moock guides students through the process of writing an original school song from scratch, teaching vital language arts skills along the way and engaging in a powerful community building exercise.

Alastair Moock guides students through the process of choosing a cause to write about, thinking through solutions, and finding authentic ways to express their voices in the building of a brand new issue-based song.

In combination with an assembly performance of “Race and Song,” this classroom workshop offers small group opportunities for open, honest, and empathetic discussion around identity.